9000-00XX, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside the United States
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
08/31/2006
Approved without change
09/08/2006
08/17/2006
This collection should be re-reviewed in conjunction with the final rule 2005-034. Estimated submission timeframe for the final rule is March 2006.
Note that v.1 and v.2 of the interim rule (labeled "proposed rule document") are the same.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2007
6 Months From Approved
3,814,600
0
0
38,146
0
0
0
0
0
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Section 837 of Division A of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (Pub. L. 109-115) and similar sections in subsequent appropriations acts. Section 837 requires the head of each Federal agency to submit a report to Congress relating to acquisitions of articles, materials, or supplies that are manufactured outside the United States. This rule amends the FAR to request from offerors necessary data regarding place of manufacture.
A determination has been made under the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DoD), the Administrator of General Services (GSA), and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that urgent and compelling reasons exist to promulgate this interim rule without prior opportunity for public comment. This action is necessary because the report for Fiscal Year 2006 is due within 180 days after the end of the fiscal year, and it is particularly important that this rule be implemented before the beginning of the next fiscal year, in order to start collecting data in this fiscal year and to have data covering the entire Fiscal Year 2007. However, pursuant to Public Law 98-577 and FAR 1.501, the Councils will consider public comments received in response to this interim rule in the formation of the final rule.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 115 837
Name of Law: Transportation, Treasury, HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, & Independent Agencies Act 2006
PL: Pub.L. 109 - 115 837 Name of Law: Transportation, Treasury, HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, & Independent Agencies Act 2006
The burden applied to small businesses is the minimum consistent with applicable laws, Executive Orders, regulations, and prudent business practices. The Councils do not expect this interim rule to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because this interim rule does not change the rules for buying, it only adds an information collection requirement. It will not have a significant economic impact to ask offerors of manufactured end products to check off a box to indicate whether products offered to the Government are predominantly manufactured in the United States or outside the United States. The offeror is not even required to identify the country of manufacture if the product is manufactured outside the United States. Comments are requested from small business concerns and other interested parties on this issue.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
08/17/2006
Something went wrong when downloading this file. If you have any questions, please send an email to risc@gsa.gov.
9000-00XX, Reporting Purchases from Sources Outside the United States